All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 25 2017 // A judge has dismissed claims against Snapchat that blamed the social media company’s “speed filter” for a highway crash. The judge said the Communications Decency Act provides the social media company...
Jan 24 2017 // Rock-shattered windshields are such a common occurrence on Arizona roads that insurance companies have long been required to replace broken glass for free to drivers with full coverage policies.It ends up being a big...
Jan 24 2017 // In a 7-0 decision, the California Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in a legal challenge brought by the insurance industry, the California Department of Insurance...
Jan 24 2017 // A federal judge has awarded nearly $40,000 in fees to attorneys for a woman who accused a former Louisiana police chief of sexually assaulting her in his office while she was drunk and he was on duty.The woman’s...
Jan 24 2017 // The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) found in its latest construction fatality report that construction worker deaths are rising in New York, and many construction employers across the state...
Jan 24 2017 // The UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament’s approval before she begins Britain’s formal exit from the European Union.The UK’s highest judicial body...
Jan 24 2017 // Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is urging Congress not to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul without a well-developed replacement plan, suggesting in a letter that it may take three years for a new...
Jan 23 2017 // Aetna Inc.’s $37 billion deal to buy rival insurer Humana Inc. was blocked by a federal judge, thwarting one of two large mergers that would reshape the U.S. health-care landscape. Aetna said it was considering an...
Jan 23 2017 // Oregon’s workers comp insurance agency must reinstate the chief executive it improperly fired in 2014, a judge has ruled.The ruling was a stunning victory for fired CEO John Plotkin and an embarrassing setback for...
Jan 23 2017 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by taxi and limo companies against the city of Newark over what they claim is preferential treatment given to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft.The judge ruled Thursday that...
Jan 23 2017 // Setting the Tone“New York, like California, Illinois, Delaware and a few other states often sets the tone for development of regulation and law. There is no reason other states won’t follow suit, especially in...
Jan 23 2017 // Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and an increase in attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to a report published...
Jan 23 2017 // Business interruption is a top global corporate risk for the fifth year in a row. But worries about Brexit and the new U.S. President Donald Trump also made the list of companies’ 2017 fears and uncertainties in a...
Jan 23 2017 // The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in December ruled that Evanston Insurance Co. is not obligated to defend Tri-Arc Financial Services Inc. in an underlying lawsuit because of an...
Jan 23 2017 // The New York State Department of Financial Services has updated its proposed cybersecurity regulation to protect New York State from the threat of cyber-attacks.The proposed regulation, which serves as the first of its...
Jan 23 2017 // New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) in December issued a new regulation that prohibits insurance companies from denying commercial crime insurance coverage to New York businesses employing people...
Jan 23 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has named Charlie Rosson senior vice president.Rosson is based in San Francisco, Calif. He will work to develop RSG penetration with brokers on a national basis. He has 23 years of experience in...
Jan 23 2017 // A state regulation that took effect Jan. 1 requires Oregon construction contractors to make sure workers are protected from falls if work is done six or more feet above a surface.The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health...
Jan 23 2017 // Soon after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, his administration undid one of Barack Obama’s last-minute economic-policy actions: a mortgage-fee cut under a government program that’s popular with...
Jan 22 2017 // The Trump administration may stop enforcing the Obamacare requirement that most Americans carry health insurance even before Congress repeals the law, Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to the new president, said in...